The call for presentation abstracts for the 17th Annual International Biomass Conference & Expo, produced by Biomass Magazine, is now open. The event will take place March 4-6, 2024, at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Richmond, Virginia.
Nearly 1.95 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in September, up from 1.73 billion generated during the same month of 2022, according to data released by the U.S. EPA. Total RIN generation for the first nine months of 2023 was at 17.41 billion.
Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., on Oct. 17 reintroduced the Adopt GREET Act, which aims to require the U.S. EPA to update its greenhouse gas (GHG) modeling for all renewable fuels under the Renewable Fuel Standard.
The Council of the European Union on Oct. 9 adopted regulations for the ReFuelEU initiative. The new law aims to boost both the demand for and supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) within the European Union.
DOE awards $16.7M to advance production of affordable biofuels, biochemicals
By U.S. Department of Energy
November 28, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office has announced $16.7 million in funding for five projects to advance the production of affordable biofuels and biochemicals that will significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
The Federal Aviation Administration on Sept. 25 launched a new competitive grant program that, in part, can support projects to add sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production capacity to existing renewable diesel and ethanol plants.
DOE seeks input on building supply chains for SAF
By U.S. Department of Energy
November 28, 2023
The U.S. DOE has released a RFI to better understand the challenges facing critical elements within SAF supply chains. The agency is specifically seeking input from industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and stakeholders.
The RFA, Growth Energy and the USGC on Sept. 14 sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen advocating for the adoption of GREET to measure GHG reductions for the purposes of SAF tax credit created by the Inflation Reduction Act.
Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack on Sept. 12 called on ethanol producers to seize the opportunity offered by the emerging SAF market and stressed that climate-smart ag and carbon capture technologies must play a role in ethanol-to-SAF production.
NCGA President Tom Hagg and the leaders of 16 state corn grower groups on Sept. 7 sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urging the adoption of the U.S. DOE’s GREET model to measure GHG reductions for the purposes of the SAF tax credit.
Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., on Nov. 24 called on the Biden administration to finalize rulemaking that would allow E15 to be sold year-round in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
The U.S. Grains Council recently participated in the 10th Global Bioenergy Partnership Bioenergy Week, sharing with 120 bioenergy stakeholders the growing role of fuel ethanol as a transport decarbonization tool across the Asia-Pacific Region.
Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor in mid-November highlighted the biofuel industry’s perspective on the future of sustainability and clean energy during two high-profile forums in Washington, D.C.
The U.S. EPA on Nov. 16 released updated SRE data, reporting that no new SRE petitions have been filed under the RFS during the past month. Three SRE petitions remain pending, including two for compliance year 2018 and one for compliance year 2022.
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USDA Rural Development Senior Advisor Cindy Axne on Nov. 7 announced that USDA is awarding a $2.25 million grant to Golden Grain Energy LLC, an ethanol plant near Mason City, Iowa, to increase the availability of domestic biofuels.
Following USGC’s Ethanol Summit, a delegation of 40 people from 15 Latin American countries participated in three field visits to learn more about the ethanol production, supply and marketing chain in the U.S.
The USDA on Nov. 1 awarded $145 million in loans and grants to 700 projects under the agency’s Rural Energy for America Program. Projects at two ethanol plants are among those that will receive funding.
The USDA on Oct. 24 announced it will use $1.3 billion in Commodity Credit Corp. funds to create the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program, which aims to assist agricultural groups in marketing their commodities overseas.
Growth Energy on Nov. 1 urged regulators in Washington state to clarify their definition of “biofuels” under the state’s Cap-and-Invest program in a way that allows them to “maximize the use of bioethanol to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”
Growth Energy submitted comments on Oct. 26 to CARB as part of its effort to revise the state’s cap and trade regulations. The comments call on CARB to approve the use of E15 and update unscientific, outdated lifecycle calculations.
The prices of ethanol (D6) and biomass-based diesel (D4) RIN credits—the compliance mechanism used for the Renewable Fuel Standard program administered by the U.S. EPA—each fell by more than one third between Sept. 1 and Oct. 16, U.S. EIA data shows.
The U.S. EPA on Oct. 19 released updated SRE data, reporting that no new SRE petitions have been filed under the RFS during the past month. Three SRE petitions remain pending, including two for compliance year 2018 and one for compliance year 2022.
ACE and South Dakota Utilization Council host a tour in South Dakota leading a Latin American delegation in conjunction with the USGC to see how U.S. ethanol is made, distributed and sold as they consider blending programs in 2024-2025.
The U.S. Grains Council’s Global Ethanol Summit concluded on Oct. 17 with a variety of concurrent panel discussions with experts on various topics within the biofuel industry. Several participants will visit biofuel-producing states before returning home.
In comments to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Growth Energy urged regulators to include a role for American-made biofuels in the agency’s proposed corporate average fuel economy standards.
CEO Brian Jennings on Oct. 16 submitted comments to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, urging the agency to develop a technology-neutral approach to meet fuel economy standards and decarbonize transportation fuel.
More than 350 participants from more than 40 countries arrived in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 15 ahead of the U.S. Grains Council’s Global Ethanol Summit, which is scheduled for Oct. 16-17. This is the first time USGC has held the event since 2019.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s proposed new fuel economy standards “greatly missed the intent” of the CAFE program to enhance energy security, according to technical comments filed on Oct. 16 by the RFA, NFU and NCGA.
ACE Chief Marketing Officer Ron Lamberty is traveling 1,300 miles to Reston, Virginia, in his hybrid electric FFV to speak at the USGC’s Global Ethanol Summit taking place Oct. 16-18 about retailer ethanol blending economics and margin opportunities.
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